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The ‘Disconnect’: City Traffic Cops Ignore Severe Parking Scofflaws

The NYPD's Traffic Enforcement Agents don't check the city towing database, which means thousands of drivers keep on driving.

August 18, 2025

Friday Video: Poor Bike Lane Design Shouldn’t be a Ticketable Offense

The Manhattan entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge bike path is confusing and dangerous, but that hasn’t stopped police from preying on cyclists.

August 15, 2025

Waste of Time: Full-Salaried NYPD Cops Now Needed to Enforce the Unprotected Bedford Avenue Bike Lane

Streets that are properly designed — with bike lanes that can't be blocked or narrower lanes in which drivers can't speed — don't need squads of cops to hand out tickets.

August 7, 2025

Uncle Sam Wants to Fence Off a Lower Manhattan Plaza

A federally-funded police gate will lockdown a pedestrian plaza huddled between two federal courthouses in Manhattan.

July 16, 2025

Police Finally Remove Cars From Plaza in Downtown Brooklyn

The NYPD is finally waging class war — on the placard class.

June 24, 2025

Eyes on the Street: Frankfort Street, Once a Placard Hell, Is Now A Cyclist Haven

Streetsblog gets action! The city has evicted the cops from their placard elite parking near 1 Police Plaza.

June 20, 2025

Wednesday’s Headlines: Sidewalk Police Edition

So now you risk arrest if you're standing on a sidewalk? Plus other news.

June 11, 2025

Lander and Myrie: No Nix on Commish Tisch Despite Tix Blitz

The two mayoral candidates who promised to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch reiterated that pledge this week, despite her crackdown on cyclists.

June 9, 2025